Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Comparing Jus Gentium Against The Leading Brands

Kevin, you keep invoking Jus Gentium and talking about travelers bringing their home laws with them, but I don't see how this idea constitutes a third alternative to 1) standard federalism (cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice_of_law) and 2) privatized law (cf. David Friedman). I find it somewhat unrewarding to try to follow your discussion with Mik, even though I can tell he's saying a lot of things that I agree with. Have you considered writing up your idea of competing governments in a couple of pages, along with comparisons both to the leading alternative theories and to what you consider the closest historical examples?